Solved Program won't pin to taskbar

[kenC]

I'm having trouble pinning a program to the taskbar. I have others pinned there, but trader's little helper won't pin. If I right click on it I just get an option to "Add to quick launch area" Same with the desktop icon I have. If I drag the icon from the prog when it's open....it still won't pin. The only option with a right click when the prog is open on the taskbar is "close window"
Any ideas?

 

[Zomby88]

You have an option to ADD TO QUICK LAUNCH AREA ???

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html

 

[richc46]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/397-taskbar-pin-unpin-program-links.html

The many ways to try to attach to the taskbar. There is a limit as to how many can be pinned. Right click on the taskbar make sure that it is unlocked.

 

[kenC]

I tried unpinning one program and then tried to pin Traders, but still no luck. Does anyone have this program pinned?

Trader's Little Helper

I realize I could add Quick Launch but I don't want it just for one program

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

I tried unpinning one program and then tried to pin Traders, but still no luck. Does anyone have this program pinned?

Trader's Little Helper

I realize I could add Quick Launch but I don't want it just for one program

Not aware of that program.
Did you ever try the remove the arrow used on Shortcuts ?? Because by doing so sometimes used to cause issue.

Good Luck,
Captain

 

[Brink]

Hello Ken,

It appears to be an issue with that progam itself. I cannot get it to pin to the taskbar either. The shortcuts of it do not even have the option. The EXE does, and it adds it to the hidden location below, but it still is not pinned to the taskbar. It appears that this program can only be pinned on the taskbar using Quick Launch or in a pinned folder.

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

 

[kenC]

Thanks for trying,Brink. If YOU can't pin it then I may as well give up,although I'll try the pinned folder.
It's a great program for converting various audio files,Flac,Wav and MP3s,etc.

To the Captain, re, Shortcut arrows: I don't have the arrows and tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program from scratch.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Ken. Please let us know how the pinned folder works out for you.

 

[CommonTater]

I'm having trouble pinning a program to the taskbar. I have others pinned there, but trader's little helper won't pin. If I right click on it I just get an option to "Add to quick launch area" Same with the desktop icon I have. If I drag the icon from the prog when it's open....it still won't pin. The only option with a right click when the prog is open on the taskbar is "close window"
Any ideas?

FWIW... I've often noticed that the program file itself will not pin, but a shortcut to the program (eg. in the start bar) will...

 

[kenC]

Thanks, CT ....good advice.

I had no intention of messing around with that. Although the post has now been removed.

 

[CommonTater]

Thanks, CT ....good advice.

I had no intention of messing around with that. Although the post has now been removed.

Yeah... I asked the admins to cut it. I was a little woried that one of the lurkers here about might just try it and make a mess of things.

It's a strange thing we do... We write back and forth to one-another but it's really all done for the lurkers... go figure.

 

[Deamonwing]

The reason for this is the name of the file. Windows arbitrarily stops programs from being attached if they contain certain words:

Documentation;Help;Install;More Info;Readme;Read me;Read First;Setup;Support;What's New;Remove

Are all the words in question here. You can find this list in the register here:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileAssociations

Then the following key:

AddRemoveNames

Any program that contains the words in that list, will not be able to be PIN'd to anything. If you change the descriptor text or rename the program it should work just fine.

Try something like "Hlper" instead of "Helper".

Good Luck.

 

[kenC]

Thanks - I wasn't aware of that. That seems to be the reason it can't be pinned - the word 'Help'

I found this list:

"In addition, if any of the following strings, regardless of case, are included in the shortcut name, the program is not pinnable and is not displayed in the most frequently used list":



Documentation

Help

Install

More Info

Read me

Read First

Readme

Remove

Setup

Support

What's New



In addition, the following list of programs are not pinnable and are excluded from the most frequently used list.



Applaunch.exe

Control.exe

Dfsvc.exe

Dllhost.exe

Guestmodemsg.exe

Hh.exe

Install.exe

Isuninst.exe

Lnkstub.exe

Mmc.exe

Mshta.exe

Msiexec.exe

Msoobe.exe

Rundll32.exe

Setup.exe

St5unst.exe

Unwise.exe

Unwise32.exe

Werfault.exe

Winhlp32.exe

Wlrmdr.exe

Wuapp.exe

 

[whs]

I would put it into the Toolbar. If you have a lot of programs that you like to be easily accessible, you quickly run out of taskbar real estate anyhow. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/72092-toolbars-how-use-windows-7-vista.html

 

[kenC]

Thanks, Wolfgang. I already did. This is an old thread from last year, but the person above came up with the reason I couldn't pin the particular program - it had 'help' in the name.